<p align="justify">India’s first indigenously built Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C), was inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Aero India. </p>.<p align="justify">Parrikar handed over the keys to the Brazilian Embraer-145 jet (Netra) on which the AEW&C is mounted, to Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa at the Yelahanka Air Force Station. Netra, with the AEW&C, was displayed as part of the flypast in the inaugural session.<br /><br />It is developed by DRDO and will be used to detect enemy aircraft and missiles. <br /><br />Parrikar said after handing over the plane to IAF, “This is a technology demonstrator and it is not the ultimate. We want to further develop a higher capacity radar with 360-degree coverage.” At present, the AEW&C has a 240-degree coverage. He said India would increase the number of planes equipped with AEW&C.<br /><br />M S Easwaran, director at DRDO's Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS) which developed AEW&C, was present at the induction with his team. <br /><br />DRDO has spent Rs 2,400 crore on the programme. Extensive modifications were done on the Embraer EMB145 to equip it with the system.</p>
<p align="justify">India’s first indigenously built Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C), was inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Aero India. </p>.<p align="justify">Parrikar handed over the keys to the Brazilian Embraer-145 jet (Netra) on which the AEW&C is mounted, to Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa at the Yelahanka Air Force Station. Netra, with the AEW&C, was displayed as part of the flypast in the inaugural session.<br /><br />It is developed by DRDO and will be used to detect enemy aircraft and missiles. <br /><br />Parrikar said after handing over the plane to IAF, “This is a technology demonstrator and it is not the ultimate. We want to further develop a higher capacity radar with 360-degree coverage.” At present, the AEW&C has a 240-degree coverage. He said India would increase the number of planes equipped with AEW&C.<br /><br />M S Easwaran, director at DRDO's Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS) which developed AEW&C, was present at the induction with his team. <br /><br />DRDO has spent Rs 2,400 crore on the programme. Extensive modifications were done on the Embraer EMB145 to equip it with the system.</p>
